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Mary Bengel is a Mindfulness teacher, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and restorative practice facilitator, and a SEL trauma informed yoga instructor with more than three decades of experience. Twenty years into her former music teaching career, multiple surgeries and chronic pain guided Mary to seek an alternative path to healing body, mind, and heart for education. Through Mindfulness and meditation she restored her overall well-being and love for teaching. With a passion for healing and lowering stress and anxiety, Mary is on a mission to offer strategies for restorative self-care for school communities, health care professionals, businesses, and all people interested in working or living a better life.

Mary is a mother of two and lives, teaches and podcasts from the Portland, Oregon area with her husband Jay. She and her husband Jay are also professional musicians in the Portland rock scene.

Mary holds certifications as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Trauma Informed Educator, SEL Facilitator (Social Emotional Learning) and Yoga Instructor.

 

Testimonials

Mary has a sharp mind, a calm voice, and a kind heart. Working with teenagers at Beaverton High School, Mary has had a transformative effect on our whole school population. Students come away from her mindfulness classes not just with a calmer demeaner for the day, but with emotional regulation tools and skills to use outside the classroom for a lifetime.
Brian Hunt

Counselor , Beaverton High School

This workshop was very useful and helpful. I hope to put it into practice. The 4 and 5 minute mindfulness breathing was so relaxing that I almost fell asleep. And the 5 minute communication and listening to partner also good. I noticed that I needed to be a better listener.

Helped me calm down in stressful situations such as when I am pitching or batting.

It had helped with my self confidence on the court, im able to trust that i’m ready every night.